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in the internet age with technology, that can be done. as far as what is being collected online already, for those companies who are already present every wrrks they are collectioning and have been collecting. but eelectronic retail means there are not the same borders anymore. the corner store that does not get an exemption from sales tax is competing with the ones that do. it is about more robust competition. >> what about the argument this the online retailer has an unfair advantage. and as you pointed out, many of the companies are collecting and remitting sales tax, why shouldn't all of them do it? >> every place you have a physical presence, you have to collect. as far as main street being at a disadvantage, look at states like pennsylvania, texas, and new york. when amazon.com began to collect sales tax. there was not a rush of customers from amazon to the main street. reason? >> they do not buy online to avoid sales tax, they buy online for lower prices, choices and convenience. the internet is here to stay. and businesses turn to
in the internet age with technology, that can be done. as far as what is being collected online already, for those companies who are already present every wrrks they are collectioning and have been collecting. but eelectronic retail means there are not the same borders anymore. the corner store that does not get an exemption from sales tax is competing with the ones that do. it is about more robust competition. >> what about the argument this the online retailer has an unfair advantage....
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. >> you have to keep working on the technology, new technology. >> he will have trouble with the fossil fuel industry the which is act up by the republicans as well, but epa will be front and center. >> why would you do it if it will not have any effect on the climate? >> 32 degree temperatures might acknowledge there is a problem. just because we cannot do everything does not mean we do not do anything. >> this does nothing and destroys our economy in the present. >> hopefully there will be enhanced technology. >> technology, i would do all the research and development you want. i would pour a lot of money into that, but shut down our coal industry and undermine the fuel industry -- >> you would not necessarily shut down the coal industry, but it would make the plants to spend money and upgrade. >> if you are planning to visit south beach, go soon. a look at the texas abortion debate. >> there were attempts to shove every rule aside to cram this through, and the voices of the people in the capital galleries tonight could not be silenced. >> texas, the eyes of the nation were upon you a
. >> you have to keep working on the technology, new technology. >> he will have trouble with the fossil fuel industry the which is act up by the republicans as well, but epa will be front and center. >> why would you do it if it will not have any effect on the climate? >> 32 degree temperatures might acknowledge there is a problem. just because we cannot do everything does not mean we do not do anything. >> this does nothing and destroys our economy in the...
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it is the heart of earning season and we heard from two of the biggest names in technology. that would be google and microsoft. seema modi is here to break down numbers. let start with google. >> let's start with microsoft, tyler. >> great. reported a huge miss on the bottom line with fourth quarter earnings with 66 cents a share. analysts estimate of 75 cents. revenues came in weak. microsoft has been hurt by on going weakness in the pc market and the on going consumer shift to tablets. amy hood says while the fourth quarter results were impacted by the decline in the pc market, we continue to see strong demand for the enterprise and cloud offerings. one bright spot, microsoft's entertainment and device business, which includes xbox game console, that business saw a 7.5% jump in sales. shares of microsoft while down after hours still up about 30% year to date. now tyler, on to that tech giant google, which reported a huge miss posting a quarterly profit of $3.2 million up from $2.8 million. total revenue grew 19% to $14.1 billion, but that did not satisfy wall street. anoth
it is the heart of earning season and we heard from two of the biggest names in technology. that would be google and microsoft. seema modi is here to break down numbers. let start with google. >> let's start with microsoft, tyler. >> great. reported a huge miss on the bottom line with fourth quarter earnings with 66 cents a share. analysts estimate of 75 cents. revenues came in weak. microsoft has been hurt by on going weakness in the pc market and the on going consumer shift to...
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the job opportunities will be in manufauring, technology and product development.ç shares continued to rally to new 18 month highs, up 1.2%. goldman sachs raised its rating, expecting a pick-up in pick-up sales in america. just yesterday ford announced it was doubling its quarterly shareholder dividend. watsco today cut its dividend, saying it will continue paying them, but on a more moderate basis. shares fell 3.2%. that big stock drop in october was after the company paid a special five dollar per share dividend. four of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were lower. the lone gainer was the japan index fund up 0.3% and that's tonight's market focus >> tom: a year ago i described tonight's market monitor as quote, "a bull. plain and sile." and even as the sck mart trades near five year highs, she is even more optimistic about higher stock prices today.ç elaine garzarelli is president of garzarelli capital. >> nice to see you. >> tom: a bull playing simple a year ago, and more optimistic today. are you more optimistic than a year ago, and wh
the job opportunities will be in manufauring, technology and product development.ç shares continued to rally to new 18 month highs, up 1.2%. goldman sachs raised its rating, expecting a pick-up in pick-up sales in america. just yesterday ford announced it was doubling its quarterly shareholder dividend. watsco today cut its dividend, saying it will continue paying them, but on a more moderate basis. shares fell 3.2%. that big stock drop in october was after the company paid a special five...
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investors are watching the markets constantly being subjected to technological glitches. now, while the glitches are probably unavoidable to some extent, what is avoidable is not knowing how to respond when there's a glitch, and not knowing how to limit the amount of damage that can be done. it appears we're not learning a lot of lessons, and the sec chair efforts to bring the exchanges together is a great first step, but we need a lot more ultimately if we're going to restore confidence. >> thank you very much as always for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> former sec chairman. >>> with new lending rules set to take effect, is the mortgage market safer than before the financial crisis? a look at how things changed and stayed the same. >>> first, a check on how commodities, treasuries and currencies performed today. >>> only 98 days to christmas, and already predictions of slow down in spending growth. shopper trak says retail sales are expected to rise less this holiday season than recent years because many customers are cautious with their money while the economy slowly
investors are watching the markets constantly being subjected to technological glitches. now, while the glitches are probably unavoidable to some extent, what is avoidable is not knowing how to respond when there's a glitch, and not knowing how to limit the amount of damage that can be done. it appears we're not learning a lot of lessons, and the sec chair efforts to bring the exchanges together is a great first step, but we need a lot more ultimately if we're going to restore confidence....
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it's also been criticized for having transferred nuclear technology to north korea and other countries. after becoming prime minister for the third time, sharif says he wants to visit china at an early date to ensure increased assistance. >>> islamist suicide bombers have attacked two countries in niger. militants broke through defenses in a northern city of then they detonated a car packed with explosiv explosives. at least 19 people were killed. at the same time another group drove into a mine some 250 kilometers away. they said the militants killed one of their employees and wounded 14 others. an islamist group claimed responsibility for both attacks. the insurgents have retaliated with cross border attacks. >>> japanese personnel have been busy fixing up roads and helping out others far from home. now those with the self-defense forces will move further afield as part of peace keeping operations in south sudan. about 350 personnel from the ground self-defense force have been upgrading infrastructure they decided to expand operations into neighboring areas which are relatively stabl
it's also been criticized for having transferred nuclear technology to north korea and other countries. after becoming prime minister for the third time, sharif says he wants to visit china at an early date to ensure increased assistance. >>> islamist suicide bombers have attacked two countries in niger. militants broke through defenses in a northern city of then they detonated a car packed with explosiv explosives. at least 19 people were killed. at the same time another group drove...
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. >> it's a generational issue, to begin with, because young people not only do they have the technology, to use flex in a really creative way, but the expectation is right there, they have been flexing their whole lives. they have been working remotely on school. they don't even think about having a face-to-face conversation with their friends. they text. they don't even call and so, the generation really coming up that incredibly used to flex and they're going to demand it, which is why companies who pull back from flex will get punished by the workforce. >> while flex as has its opponents, ee he vans says the majority of businesses and employees understand its value. >> what flex does, what is so beautiful about flex is that it gives the person some feeling of control. now, you know, if a person wants to work from home five day as week and their boss wants them to work interest home just one day a week, there's reasons for each feeling, and they have to work that out. but to have it be a blanket statement, you know, flex isn't working. that's just not true. >> so, since flexism was st
. >> it's a generational issue, to begin with, because young people not only do they have the technology, to use flex in a really creative way, but the expectation is right there, they have been flexing their whole lives. they have been working remotely on school. they don't even think about having a face-to-face conversation with their friends. they text. they don't even call and so, the generation really coming up that incredibly used to flex and they're going to demand it, which is why...
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the investment send shares up high max technology. google closed up one and a half%, to $910.70. >>> a tricky calculation, how much should you withdraw from your savings each year in retirement? we'll put the time honored 4% rule to the test as we kick off our week long series, how to not outlive your money. >>> first, let's look at commodities, treasuries and currencies. >>> no matter how your investments are doing, the possibility of outliving your savings. make sure retirees have enough money, some financial organization noisers say their next egg should last a lifetime as long as they withdraw no more than 4% a year. some say the 4% rule could put your retirement at risk. >> it may seem like a very safe bet. withdraw no more than 4% from your retirement savings each year, you'll have enough money to last the rest of your life. not so fast. >> i don't think the 4% rule is as feasible today as it was in the past. the reason for that is because the market returns haven't been as consistent as we've seen in the past. >> the 4% rule wa
the investment send shares up high max technology. google closed up one and a half%, to $910.70. >>> a tricky calculation, how much should you withdraw from your savings each year in retirement? we'll put the time honored 4% rule to the test as we kick off our week long series, how to not outlive your money. >>> first, let's look at commodities, treasuries and currencies. >>> no matter how your investments are doing, the possibility of outliving your savings. make...
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the last thing is about technology. what is kerrey is not that there could be improper action for people will behave badly. i am worried about the unbelievable increase in the capacity of them looking into our lives, which will change every other year. we gave a tentative answer in the congress this year. let's have a debate in two years once conditions have changed. >> those in power, in respect of a party, say that is great, we should have a debate, but we cannot debate this, because that would compromise our national security. we want a full and free debate, and that is what the country is owed. people who have information like this and access to it basically do not do good things in the long run. i am not arguing admission or protecting national security -- that is important. i am talking about power and the impulse to abuse that power. >> history is on your side on this one. proposal a year or two ago to limit some of the meta data in the general population to protect people's privacy. all of the computer-age peopl
the last thing is about technology. what is kerrey is not that there could be improper action for people will behave badly. i am worried about the unbelievable increase in the capacity of them looking into our lives, which will change every other year. we gave a tentative answer in the congress this year. let's have a debate in two years once conditions have changed. >> those in power, in respect of a party, say that is great, we should have a debate, but we cannot debate this, because...
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the japanese participants also shared their latest green technologies. >> translator: japan has taken effective environmental protection measures. china should learn from its experience. >> chinese cities are often covered with smog known as pm2.5. they aring looking waits to help china cope with the problem. >>> reports suggest next week's eu meeting will see the lifting of many economic sanctions against myanmar. behind the likely move to go one step further are several factors, including myanmar's recent decision to allow the distbution of a nationally daily newspaper after more than 50 years of prepublication censorship. the country, however, will still not be allowed to import arms or law enforcement equipment that may be used to suppress myanmar's citizens. the meeting of eu foreign ministers is likely to call on myanmar to consolidate its path to democracy, looking at general elections due in 2015. that's the year in which democratic leader aung san suu kyi is aiming to assume myanmar's presidency. pakistan's high court has ordered the arrests of former president pervez musharr
the japanese participants also shared their latest green technologies. >> translator: japan has taken effective environmental protection measures. china should learn from its experience. >> chinese cities are often covered with smog known as pm2.5. they aring looking waits to help china cope with the problem. >>> reports suggest next week's eu meeting will see the lifting of many economic sanctions against myanmar. behind the likely move to go one step further are several...
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the collection of ad dollars problematic, but they figured out a way using technology to get their content views on more platforms and cbs has done this with its cable network. time warner done hbo go and tv everywhere. and you are getting new streams of people paying for content like netflix, amazon and tv stations are collecting we transmit consent and the beauty, 90% incremental profit. not really spending a whole lot more money to produce the content. incremental margins are terrific. companies are generating in the neighborhood of 8% to 10% cash flow growth and management has all gotten religion how to distribute that cash flow growth to the shareholders, i think time warner has gotten the most religi religion. pretty distributing 100%. cbs is right up there with them. >> we'll leave it there any disclosures to make? do you own any othe stocks you just talked about? >> we own them all. >> thank you very much. portfolio manager, larry. >>> jcpenney is sorry. posting a public apology on youtube and facebook pajsges admitting it made mistakes. >> it's no secret. recently jcpenney changed
the collection of ad dollars problematic, but they figured out a way using technology to get their content views on more platforms and cbs has done this with its cable network. time warner done hbo go and tv everywhere. and you are getting new streams of people paying for content like netflix, amazon and tv stations are collecting we transmit consent and the beauty, 90% incremental profit. not really spending a whole lot more money to produce the content. incremental margins are terrific....
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but western leaders say they were testing technology for a ballistic missile. some security analysts say such a missile could reach the u.s. west coast and could carry a nuclear payload. north korean scientists carried out another underground nuclear test last week. and authorities in pyongyang have hinted they may conduct another rocket launch before the end of this year. abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the deployment of a second x band radar. u.s. army personnel already operate those systems at an air self-defense force base in northern japan. one government official says the additional system will make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s. another kind of threat at the de united nations conference on disarmament. he said what he called south korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction. he made the remark in a meeting in geneva. delegates from south korea and the netherlands had criticized the latest nuclear test. the representative from se
but western leaders say they were testing technology for a ballistic missile. some security analysts say such a missile could reach the u.s. west coast and could carry a nuclear payload. north korean scientists carried out another underground nuclear test last week. and authorities in pyongyang have hinted they may conduct another rocket launch before the end of this year. abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the...
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>> part of-- of course part of it is technology. part of it globalization. but a substantial part of it is as i say the engineered inequality by which the rules have been arranged to benefit the wealthy. there's just no question about that. one thing you do is what's happening elsewhere is a financial transaction tax that would take very little from the financial class but it would help-- it would help cretin from structure, jobs. it would help hire more teachers. one of the reasons we're in trouble is because the public sector around the country since the crisis of o 8ee has been laying off teachers and firemen and others. those are jobs that support families. those are jobs that are steady. those are jobs that fulfill-- . >> rose: you know what the argueuÁthe argument is you have to lay them off because the contracts that those unions negotiate product too rich for the municipalities and the states that have to pay it. and the only way they request do it is to raise property taxes and income taxes, and in the police call atmosphere of america, you can't d
>> part of-- of course part of it is technology. part of it globalization. but a substantial part of it is as i say the engineered inequality by which the rules have been arranged to benefit the wealthy. there's just no question about that. one thing you do is what's happening elsewhere is a financial transaction tax that would take very little from the financial class but it would help-- it would help cretin from structure, jobs. it would help hire more teachers. one of the reasons we're...
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he's a senior analyst at overlook systems technologies. so todd humphries, this has a kind of innocuous funny even name of spoofing but it sounds rather serious. you're, in essence -- you're tricking the g.p.s. system? >> that's right. we convincingly faked the g.p.s. signals and make a receiver think it's at some other place or some other time. >> brown: why do it? what's behind this experimenting? >> well, you know, we had done experiments in our laboratory and we'd convinced ourselves that we could hack a g.p.s. receiver, make it believe it's some other place, but what does this mean? what does it entail? could you, for example, remotely and clandestinely lead an expensive and enormous ship at sea off course without the crew even knowing? that was the question we sought to answer and it turns out the answer is yes. >> brown: how do you view this spoofing? how do you think about it? >> well, spoofing is certainly a real phenomenon and essentially spoofing is just being a very believable lie that the receiver gets down and think it's gett
he's a senior analyst at overlook systems technologies. so todd humphries, this has a kind of innocuous funny even name of spoofing but it sounds rather serious. you're, in essence -- you're tricking the g.p.s. system? >> that's right. we convincingly faked the g.p.s. signals and make a receiver think it's at some other place or some other time. >> brown: why do it? what's behind this experimenting? >> well, you know, we had done experiments in our laboratory and we'd...
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they have businesses across industrial, electronics, technology, et cetera. i normally don't like companies like that, but dover does a very good job of managing those businesses. they prune when they have to prune. they buy when there are good acquisitions available. earnings will grow at double din digit rates. they increased their dividend 7%, the 58th consecutive year of dividend increases for the company, and you can still buy that growth at what we feel are reasonable prices. >> next on the list is qualcomm, the chip maker. you not only see a percentage gain in the stock price but also the dividend. >> right. qualcomm raised its dividend 40% earlier this year, yielding 2.1%. we like dividend growers right now. if you're going to play the dividend game, don't play yield as much as growth, and try to get that 2% yield. qualcomm fits that to a tee. it's a company involved in the chip business. they have a nice annuity business because of the licensing of chip technology. the other thing i do like about qualcomm, the stock's trading around $68 and it has ba
they have businesses across industrial, electronics, technology, et cetera. i normally don't like companies like that, but dover does a very good job of managing those businesses. they prune when they have to prune. they buy when there are good acquisitions available. earnings will grow at double din digit rates. they increased their dividend 7%, the 58th consecutive year of dividend increases for the company, and you can still buy that growth at what we feel are reasonable prices. >>...
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we think the software portion of the technology cycle is sound. what is going on with oracle from a fundamental standpoint is fine as well. the issue exclusively was the fact that they missed on revenues. and the problem was that a lot of the sales that management expected to hit in the third quarter slipped into the fourth quarter. we think that they are going to get back on strength by the end of the fourth quarter. we are expecting a good quarter. as we look over the next year we think the stock is still going to trade into the upper 30s. we thought that was an atrackive entry spot. >> great information. any disclosures to make? >> we own all of the three stocks in our funds. >> phil orlando. >>> and still ahead the fallout from the government's budget cuts could be coming to an airport near you. first take a look at how the international markets closed out the day. >>> today is world water day but you wouldn't know that in many parts of the u.s. the drought in the nation's mid section is entering its third year and more hotter and drier weathe
we think the software portion of the technology cycle is sound. what is going on with oracle from a fundamental standpoint is fine as well. the issue exclusively was the fact that they missed on revenues. and the problem was that a lot of the sales that management expected to hit in the third quarter slipped into the fourth quarter. we think that they are going to get back on strength by the end of the fourth quarter. we are expecting a good quarter. as we look over the next year we think the...
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the technology is already commonly used in various industries. a printer lays down melted polymer filaments layer by layer according to precise digital blueprints to form solid plastic objects. that means the liberator would be undetectable to airport security screeners and therefore illegal. the only metal in the gun is the common household nail used as a firing pin and a six-ounce piece of metal added to ensure the weapon is detectable to comply with current law. but there are other questions. wilson's nonprofit gunned advocate group, defense distributed, is publishing the design files online so anyone in the world can download the blueprints and print a liberator. all of this without a background check or any serial number the group is also developing 3d printable components for high-capacity automatic weapons. it posted video of test firings earlier this year. more about this technology, the man behind the project and the questions this all raises from andy greenburg of forbes. he's been covering this story and was in austin when cody wilson
the technology is already commonly used in various industries. a printer lays down melted polymer filaments layer by layer according to precise digital blueprints to form solid plastic objects. that means the liberator would be undetectable to airport security screeners and therefore illegal. the only metal in the gun is the common household nail used as a firing pin and a six-ounce piece of metal added to ensure the weapon is detectable to comply with current law. but there are other...
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competitiveness using technology. the technology industry needs all the bright people it can get to help it build these new technologies and improve our economy. >> suarez: is there any burden on the companies, vivek wadhwa, to demonstrate they first tried to locate americans to do these jobs? >> the anti-immigrant groups and people like professor hira have been haranguing companies for hiring foreign workers as if hiring foreign workers is evil so they're on the defensive. the new bills raise barriers. they require a lot of extra documentation. they have to prove they're not taking the jobs of american workers away, and it's leading to negativity about hiring foreigners. again, american companies are trying to compete. they're trying to make america a better place. they're trying to create more jobs for americans. and we're holding them back because of our flawed immigration policies. >> suarez: ron hira, how do you respond to that accusation from vivek wadhwa? >> well, i think the facts are pretty clear that in fact
competitiveness using technology. the technology industry needs all the bright people it can get to help it build these new technologies and improve our economy. >> suarez: is there any burden on the companies, vivek wadhwa, to demonstrate they first tried to locate americans to do these jobs? >> the anti-immigrant groups and people like professor hira have been haranguing companies for hiring foreign workers as if hiring foreign workers is evil so they're on the defensive. the new...
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he also has something to say about the technology companies that are involved here, and how they responded. take a look at this statement from snowden earlier today about the tech companies. he said their denials went through several revisions and it became more and more clear they were misleading and including identical specific language across companies. he also had some thoughts here on his own possible next steps. he said, all i can say right now is the u.s. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. and guys, i have to tell you, the companies themselves all put out new information within the past 24 hours or, so all of them saying, they've gone to the u.s. government and asked for permission to release more details of how often they're getting some of these intelligence requests. and what they've said, they've been forced to bundle all this together, both law enforcement and intelligence requests. here's some numbers from the companies. for the sixth month ending december 31, 2012, facebook saying they got
he also has something to say about the technology companies that are involved here, and how they responded. take a look at this statement from snowden earlier today about the tech companies. he said their denials went through several revisions and it became more and more clear they were misleading and including identical specific language across companies. he also had some thoughts here on his own possible next steps. he said, all i can say right now is the u.s. government is not going to be...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >>nd with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundation and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: rescuers worked in wet weather today to find survivors amid the rubble from the fiery explosion at a texas fertilizer plant last night. late today, authorities acknowledged there were fatalities but declined to confirm how many. earlier estimates ranged from five to 15 though there were reports the toll would go much higher. the cause of the fire and explosion is still not known; officials said today there's no evidence of foul play. a man using his cell phone captured the moment last night when the west fertilizer company plant exploded. that flattened buildings within a five blocks radius and sent shockwaves out for miles around. >> i was actually picked up and thrown about ten feet. i was standing by the end of my bed and then where i land
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >>nd with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundation and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: rescuers worked in wet weather today to find survivors amid the rubble from the fiery explosion at a texas fertilizer plant last...
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hit by a one-two punch of weak technology and drama over a bailout in cyprus. >> a growing health issue. cbs, the company, asking for more medical information from employees. how much should your employer really know about you? >> and a tough decision. the housing market seems to be on the mend. so it's time to ask the age-old question. should you rent or buy? all that and more coming up. good evening, everyone. well, tyler, a down day on wall street and it seems like investors are starting to pay attention to bad news. >> certainly this week, and certainly again today, after spending much of the day blissfully gliding over whatever oubling news there was. stocks today succumbed to a dose of reality. it came in two forms. earnings worries and cyprus, where a banking crisis shows few signs of abating and the country's credit rating was cut. the dow, though closing well off the lows of the session, nevertheless ended 90 points lower at 14421, the nasdaq down, and the s&p 100 falling from its record high off 14 points today. stocks got little help from more good news about housing. sales o
hit by a one-two punch of weak technology and drama over a bailout in cyprus. >> a growing health issue. cbs, the company, asking for more medical information from employees. how much should your employer really know about you? >> and a tough decision. the housing market seems to be on the mend. so it's time to ask the age-old question. should you rent or buy? all that and more coming up. good evening, everyone. well, tyler, a down day on wall street and it seems like investors are...
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are they having to govern that as technology evolves pretty rapidly? it's more than just facebook and twitter, right? >> it is. i think that the corporations that are writing these laws now have to be nimble enough to change the laws as new, more popular sites like engram or pin-terest come along not just facebook and twitter. >> this is where we all live now. the law is murky and evolving. if you're going to complain online, i would advise being a little bit careful because you might have to hire a lawyer even if you ultimately win. >> what you're saying is this is where we all live online. that's not true. there is a large percentage of the older population that refuses to do facebook and most... many are retired so this discussion wouldn't apply to them. >> every year that changes as the younger people who grew up with this technology move up in the corporate world. >> sure. help people understand this a little bit as well. if you have 100 facebook friends and your boss isn't one of them how could you even get some trouble from your employer? >> bec
are they having to govern that as technology evolves pretty rapidly? it's more than just facebook and twitter, right? >> it is. i think that the corporations that are writing these laws now have to be nimble enough to change the laws as new, more popular sites like engram or pin-terest come along not just facebook and twitter. >> this is where we all live now. the law is murky and evolving. if you're going to complain online, i would advise being a little bit careful because you...
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. >> brown: and we look at how technology allowed police and the public to work together in identifying the suspects. >> suarez: plus, we get the perspective of mark shields and david brooks on terror's return to u.s. soil and the rest of the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the rporation for puic badcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: it's been an extraordinary scene and it continues, as boston spent the day locked down by a manhunt for the second brother authorities believe was involved in this week's marathon bombing. that's come after a violent confrontation overnight that left the other bombing susp
. >> brown: and we look at how technology allowed police and the public to work together in identifying the suspects. >> suarez: plus, we get the perspective of mark shields and david brooks on terror's return to u.s. soil and the rest of the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> bradley: it wasn't an outright endorsement of affirmative action nor an outright rejection. instead, the u.s. supreme court threaded its way between those positions today. newshour correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. reporter: the upshot is the court said the university of texas may continue to use race as a factor in selecting some of its students... for now. the justices did say a lower federal court used the wrong standard to dismiss a challenge to the texas system of affirmative action admissions. writing for the majority justice anthony kennedy said the use of race should be used only if no alternatives would produce the benefits of diversity. the texas university fill most of their slot by guaranteeing admission to the top 10% o
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and technology has changed, sex has been severed from reproduction through i.v.f. and other kinds of technologies, gay men can have biological children and so can lesbian women and we now may believe that there's a biological basis for sexual orientation that that's not a ridiculous proposition that maybe people didn't focus on that before. the states have moved, the country has moved, the public opinion has moved and that's relevant to whether this is really just a remnant of an idea whose time has passed. and if you look not at the past-- as jeff i think correctly did, that's what the conservatives argue-- but if you look in the future i predict not only will there be gay marriage soon enough, but in 30 years we will look back on this era with a kind of incomprehension,he same sort of incomprehension that people today look back and say how could they have believed in savory? how could they have believed in segregation? that 81% andrew mentioned is not going to change its mind as it grows older. >> that's a very inspiring statement about the arc of history. but ca
and technology has changed, sex has been severed from reproduction through i.v.f. and other kinds of technologies, gay men can have biological children and so can lesbian women and we now may believe that there's a biological basis for sexual orientation that that's not a ridiculous proposition that maybe people didn't focus on that before. the states have moved, the country has moved, the public opinion has moved and that's relevant to whether this is really just a remnant of an idea whose...
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you know, we depend upon science and engineering in defense to keep the technological edge. we depend upon an educated work force because we have an all-volunteer military. we depend upon sound infrastructure. wech depend on all these other things, all the other parts of government. the fact that everybody is being forced to do these things that are managerially nonsensical is a shame for us. and the other thing is is the tax payor, they only should give us the amount of money that we need to protect them. i understand that. and also very importantly we should only, we should make sure that we make good use of every dollar they give us. sometimes we don't. that's something very serious to me. that's why an important part of our review is to make better use of the tax payor dollar. we're prepared to change. we actually have to change, ray, because the war in iraq is over and the war in afghanistan is winding down. we have to change and face the problems that are going to define our future. we're ready to change and know that we need to change strategically but unfortunately s
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figure out how to deploy smart grid technology. it is one of more than 130 smart grid projects in 44 states. the 300 homeowners are connected to the conventional grid. but are trying out added features. sort of like the first families to get digital cable. >> this is real similar to a pharmaceutical clinical trials effort but it is on electricity and consumer electronics. >> former austin city councilman runs the project with federal stimulus money with help from utilities, corporations and charitable foundations. washington has invested $3.4 billion to help develop smart grid technologies nationwide. the private sector has ponied up an additional $4.7 billion. >> when you say we are developing a smart grid that implies what we have is a dumb grid. is it dumb? >> when you have a mechanical grid of mechanical devices that have to be individually read and something goes wrong how do you find out about it? >> and that was a big part of the problem at the end of june when a swath of powerful thunderstorms spawned so-called windstorms t
figure out how to deploy smart grid technology. it is one of more than 130 smart grid projects in 44 states. the 300 homeowners are connected to the conventional grid. but are trying out added features. sort of like the first families to get digital cable. >> this is real similar to a pharmaceutical clinical trials effort but it is on electricity and consumer electronics. >> former austin city councilman runs the project with federal stimulus money with help from utilities,...
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org welcome to the program. i'm john miller. charlie rose is on assignment. we begin tonight with a look at recent events in the middle east and afghanistan and the obama administration's response. mark halperin is joined by andrea mitchell of nbc news and times." >> look, i think the overriding priority for the obama national security team is really one of stability, trying to keep the relationship from rupturing and trying to keep violence from spreading even worse than it has in the streets of cairo. you don't see them out there banging the drums and denouncing with full fury what's happening there. you don't see them criticizing even president
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the obama administration today challenged voting laws it says discriminate on the basis of race. attorney general eric holder made the announcement in philadelphia before a meeting of the national urban league-- pledging to focus first on texas. >> we cannot allow the slow unraveling of the progress that so many, throughout history, have sacrificed so much to achieve. >> woodruff: the attorney general's declaration signaled the justice department's first move to protect minority voters since the supreme court invalidated part of the landmark voting rights act last month. in its five to four decision, the court in effect removed a critical provision requiring states with a long history of voter discrimination to get federal approval prio
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs statiofrom viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: there may be hope yet for bringing the national epidemic of obesity under control. at least, the latest numbers on calories and fast food, released today, indicated possible progress. for years, health officials have warned about americans' growing girth. now, research from the centers for disease control and prevention suggests the fight against fat may be having an effect. among the findings: american children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than a decade before-- 7% less for boys and 4% less for girls. and for adults, fast food accounted for just over 11% of the calories consumed in 2010, down from nearly 13% in 2006. the researchers acknowledge the changes are small and can't be fully explained. but public campaigns against obesity have
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there remained more questions than answers today about the weekend crash of a south korean jetliner in san francisco. investigators searched for a cause as emergency officials wondered aloud how nearly everyone on board survived. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels begins our coverage. >> reporter: planes at san francisco international airport. it was a haunting reminder of the chaotic scene that unfolded saturday. federal investigators say it's already clear that asiana airlines flight 214 was flying significantly below the necessary landing speed and was flying too low. cockpit and flight data recorders show someone called for increasing speed, just seven seconds before the crash. then, a stall warning sounded, and the crew tried
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: much of the public remains skeptical or unaware, an important component has been delayed, and republicans continue their attempts to derail it. but president obama again today offered a strong defense of his signature healthcare reform law. his remarks came as deadlines approach for its implementation. president obama ratcheted up his campaign to sell the healthcare law today, in a speech in the east room of the white house. >> the affordable care act is doing what it's designed to do: deliver more choices, better benefits, a check on rising costs and higher-quality health care. >> brown: the president highlighted a relatively obscure part of the law, which he himself now regularly refers to as obamacare, that requires insurers to spend 80
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they used is the same technology used to clone dolly the sheep. some people think this basically could be a step towds human cloning, that they feel they use the exact same technique to possibly try to clone a human. >> brown: it plays right into those fears that have been out there for a long time about cloning itself. >> right, right. the researchers who did this research say they don't think it would basically work, that whenever they've tried to do that with animals it failed. and so they think it would fail if anybody tried to do that with people. but there's a lot of concern that, that might not stop somebody from least trying. >> brown: there is also the other part of the context here, the work done with adult stem cells. explain the difference if you can briefly, and why some think that's a better option to pursue. >> we all carry around in our bodies, adult stem cells. these are stem cells that could be turned into specific tissues, like our heart have heart stem cells and they can be used to make new heart cells, but that's all they can
they used is the same technology used to clone dolly the sheep. some people think this basically could be a step towds human cloning, that they feel they use the exact same technique to possibly try to clone a human. >> brown: it plays right into those fears that have been out there for a long time about cloning itself. >> right, right. the researchers who did this research say they don't think it would basically work, that whenever they've tried to do that with animals it failed....
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you could not block our access to nuclear technology when we didn't have it, how can you take it from our hands now that we have it? >> sreenivasan: also today, an earthquake struck in the vicinity of a nuclear site in southern iran. the quake killed at least 32 people and injured at least 800 more, but the government said the nuclear facility was undamaged. two u.s. troops have died in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. the nato aircraft went down today in the eastern nangarhar province. officials said there was no enemy activity in the area at the time. in south sudan, armed rebels ambushed a u.n. convoy today, killing five peacekeepers from india and seven civilians. it happened in jonglei state. a spokesman for south sudan's army blamed a militia backed by the government of sudan. south sudan became its own country in 2011, six years after ending a decades-long civil war with sudan. a spring snowstorm brought back winter to large parts of the u.s. today. wyoming had a record low of 14 degrees, plus more tn a foot of snow and winds that gusted to 71 miles an hour. elsewhere, some 5
you could not block our access to nuclear technology when we didn't have it, how can you take it from our hands now that we have it? >> sreenivasan: also today, an earthquake struck in the vicinity of a nuclear site in southern iran. the quake killed at least 32 people and injured at least 800 more, but the government said the nuclear facility was undamaged. two u.s. troops have died in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. the nato aircraft went down today in the eastern nangarhar province....
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supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: researchers confirmed the two-year-old girl born with h.i.v. has been functionally cured and remains virus-free even after treatment months ago. it marks the first time h.i.v. has been essentially eradicated in a child making her just the second person ever said to be cured of h.i.v. doctors at a mississippi hospital say they gave the girl an especially intensive three-drug regimen within three hours of birth before tests confirmed she was infeked and was not merely at high risk from her mother. the findings were announced in atlanta and is stirring much discussion about what it could mean for more than 300,000 babies born with h.i.v. each year, mostly in africa. we talked to two experts now watching this closely. dr. anthony fauci of the
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a second villain of the piece is technology. when this mahler work premiered in 1901, there was one way to hear: in person, meaning dozens of people had to be paid to perform it, over and over again. that same year, however, the victor talking machine company was established, allowing one recorded performance, or just a few, to replace many, many live ones. a century later, searching online for video of mahler's fourth symphony yields 25 million hits. so why leave home and pay real money to hear and see the same thing? >> we are in the business of selling buggy whips in the age of the automobile. >> reporter: greg sandow teaches a juilliard course on the grim future of an art form that, he says, simply hasn't kept up with the times. >> the audience has been aging for around 50 years, so this is not sustainable. the people who are listening to classical music are getting older and are not being replaced by an equivalent number of younger people. >> reporter: one hope is that an aging population will continue to patronize work lik
a second villain of the piece is technology. when this mahler work premiered in 1901, there was one way to hear: in person, meaning dozens of people had to be paid to perform it, over and over again. that same year, however, the victor talking machine company was established, allowing one recorded performance, or just a few, to replace many, many live ones. a century later, searching online for video of mahler's fourth symphony yields 25 million hits. so why leave home and pay real money to...
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and all the fans are enjoying very good technology, if not the best, hopefully near the best. >> rose: we conclude with christian louboutin, the man who h
and all the fans are enjoying very good technology, if not the best, hopefully near the best. >> rose: we conclude with christian louboutin, the man who h
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. >> well, you have this fantastic moment in time with all the technologies progressing so quickly but ipads or tablets that the last foot may be wireless. you have wi-fi getting better and more ubiquitous. in the case of comcast, we're taking a lot of our technology into the cloud so you don't need a new box every time you want to innovate. and it's all speeding up. and so it's an exciting, invigorating time for the industry and for the consumer. >> sreenivasan: is the definition of television changing back into that of an appliance? it's just a bigger screen to view this content? >> i think the definition of television may be that but i think the definition of what the consumer gets and what the consumer expects to get is every piece of content wherever and when ever they so choose to have it. sometimes it's "free, sometimes it's part of a bundle, sometimes it's pay-per-view, sometimes it's all about advertising. or search. but one way or the other on whatever device you like you want to get as much access as possible and that's what comcast's strategy has been about for five years.
. >> well, you have this fantastic moment in time with all the technologies progressing so quickly but ipads or tablets that the last foot may be wireless. you have wi-fi getting better and more ubiquitous. in the case of comcast, we're taking a lot of our technology into the cloud so you don't need a new box every time you want to innovate. and it's all speeding up. and so it's an exciting, invigorating time for the industry and for the consumer. >> sreenivasan: is the definition...